Asparagine


Description:
Asparagine is a non-essential amino acid in humans, Asparagine is a beta-amido derivative of aspartic acid and plays an important role in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and other proteins. A metabolic precursor to aspartate, Asparagine is a nontoxic carrier of residual ammonia to be eliminated from the body. Asparagine acts as diuretic. (NCI04)

Property Value
Metabolite name Asparagine
AMDB ID 58
PubChem CID 6267
HMDB ID HMDB0000168
KEGG ID N/A
ChEBI ID N/A
Molecular formula C4H8N2O3
Molecular weight 132.12
Monoisotopic mass 132.053492126
IUPAC name (2S)-2,4-diamino-4-oxobutanoic acid

Synonyms:

Asparagine, L-Asparagine


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